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February 07, 1943 Los Angeles Times Chess by Herman Steiner

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ChessChess 07 Feb 1943, Sun The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) Newspapers.com

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CHESS BY HERMAN STEINER INTERNATIONAL CHESS MASTER Address All Mail to Chess Editor Teh. 7. Kit L A TIMES PROBLEM NO 1371 Br W. W. WALL White mates in two. (Wh. Jl, BL 9.) L A. TIMES PROBLEM NO. 1372 ANDRADE (1st Pr.) By B. White mates In three. Wh. 14: Bl. 12. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM 1367: Q-Kl. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM : "Cooked" two solutions, B-KRS and W. B. XI DOR WINS SOLVING CONTEST WITH 24 POINTS We consraiulate Mr. Tudor for having won the contest for the second time. Mr. Tudor bails from Lna Antelea. H. Bruhn (S t 141; B. BuihuefT. 1!B; C B. Collins. 215; J. O. Dodae t6 164; Miss M. Duncan. 0: J. C. Drake (3.) 43; C. P. Ford (l.i 266; G. Francis, 293; E. W. Fassett, 61s R. H. Hays. 15: G. A. Hall (S.t 36; D. A. Innes (3,) 157; R. Kinasbury. 5: W. L. Koethen (3,i 108; S. J. McConnell, 72. M. Morris. 102: F. Martraretten. 69; Capt. N. Maximov M.C., 16; H. I. Moses, 9: W C Molina U.I 173; G. 8. Peck. 57: Rev. P. Prichard 3. 48; 6. H. Ouayle, 106; D, M. Poole. 106: M. Ritdholm (4.1 128: A. D. Remolds Sr., B. Tudor Mrs. F. Tovar. 27; J. P. Walsh 1. 218; A. 3. Wells. 250: Dr. R. H. Wilson. 9: IJ T. Watson Ml 20. Scores include Problems 1361-1368. This is the aeor af last month' artietpants. Thasc wh took tart pre Tiauslr will har their acora atand and bxald the send la solutions ataus tker will S added and pnbiithed atam. From ;he simultaneous exhibition piirert at the headquarters of the Hollywood Chew Group. Saturday. Jan. 30. between I. A. Horowitz and Keller Watson of Orange.
BISHOP OPENING Horowitg Watson Horowtti Watson White Black White Black 1- P-K4 P-K4 15-BxP . B-Q2? 2- B-B4 D-KB3 16-RxP B-B3 3- P-Q4 PxP 17-R-Q4 R-Q2 4- N-KB3 K-B3 18-P-OB4 Q-K 5- O-O NxP 19-Q-N4 CR-Q S-R-K P-04 20-P-B5 K-Rl 7- N-B3 PxB 21-P-KR3 K-N 8- RxNch B-K2 22-OR-O B-N4 8-NxP NxN? 23-KR-Q2 P-QR3 10- RxN B-Q3 24-P-QN3 0-B2 11- N-K4 O-O 25-Q-N3 R-K 12- B-N5 P-KB3 28-K-R2 Q-K3 13- B-B4 R-B2 27-Draw. - 14- NxB PxN On Feb. 3. Mr. Horowlt a in ex hibition of simultaneous dIst asainst 23 opponents at the Los Anieles Chess Club, winnina 20, drawina one with MaJ. H. A. R. Carleton. and losmc to Francis Crofut and F. H, Keys and R. A. Block, a a team. VIENNA OPENINO Horowitg While 1- P-K4 2- N-OB3 3- P-KB4 4- P-03 5- PxKP 8-B-K2 7- KNxB 8- P-04 8-PxP 10- 0-0 11- NxN 12- N-B4 13- 0-N4 14- NxN 15- B-R1 11-0-B4 "' 17-P-QB3 Crofut Black P-K4 B-KB3 P-Q4 N-OB3 B-N5 BxB QNxP N-02 N-N3 CNxP NxV B-K2 P-KN3 OxN P-KB4 OO-O KR-K Hnrowita White 18- KR-K 19- Q-B2 20- B-N5 21- RxR 22- P-ON3 23- P-B4 24- B-B4 25- B-K5 28-P-KR3 27- PxR 28- R-K3 29- OxB 30- K-B2 31- QxQ 32- K-B3 33- Resigns.
Crofut Black B-Q3 P-N3 RxR R-B R-B2 Q-B3 R-K2 K-Q2 RxB B-B4 BxR Q-B4 K-K3 PxQ KxP From the Hollywood Open championship B ' iroup: GIUOCO PIANO nllycove Karpilovsky.Pollycov Karpilovshf White 1- P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-B4 40-0 5- P-04 6- P-B3 7- P-OR4 R-P-QN4 9-P-N5 10-B-Q3 From the plonshlp: Black White P-K41 11-B-NS N-QB3; 12-QW-Q2 B-H4il3-BXN N-B3 BxP B-N3 P-QR4 P-03 N-K2 B-N5 14- P-R3 15- B-B4 ' 16- BxB 17- P-B4 18- N-R4 19- Q-B3 20- Resigm Blarle N-N3 P-R3 QxB B-K3 N-B5 QxB Q-N3 Q-Nfi! OxN California Open Stat ehsm- e. h. schadee 4. 32: w f '"iner. 294: J E. Tyler oruoco PIANO Von Sel;Levienn Von M Black: White Black P-K4!17-B-K5 P-BS N-QB3 18-QR-B B-N5 B-B4I19-P-B4 N-R5 N-B3i20-R-B3 NxN PxPI2l-PxN B-RS B-N5ch22-K-R Q-N4 NxP 1 23-R-KN7 R-B4!! i N-Q124-RXQ? RxR P-B3 25-BxKBP B-N7ch N-K2 26-K-N BxPd.ch. BxN 27-BxR BxQ t NxB 28-PxP R-K! P-04I29-K-N2 R-K O-OI30-B-K3?? Black an-N-N3i nounced P-KB4I mate in 7. R-N5ch; 31. K-R3; P-KR4; 32. 11 D.lfVDvD. Id IT.OJ O . lniS IS DOSSlDle !Nh: 35. KxP. K-R2!; 36 Any. P-N3 mate. Leytenna While 1- P-K4 2- N-KB3 3- B-B4 4- P-B3 5- P-Q4 6- PxP 7- N-B3 B-O-O 9-B-KN3 10-Q-K2ch start of the game to the finish, !ii-b-"r4 without the opportunity of a;, jump having been allowed, nor-;--' mally results in a win for White, i6-"b-n3 as the KPronH nhi'i Srni 30 . B-B6: 33. R-KN,RxR !" , a openings the -0-23.27-18 Ke,' ,;CI S be,n Particularly M thn whl notable for variations in which
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS hint to participate In lha d rollese matehes. nleave , i .."ni-ri nrrmin sinner at tna neaa- Idn Oe Continued until onarters of the Hollywood Chess firouo. no more possible moves remain 'Triiuil the total block. Here is one that finishes up with a pleasing !f.teiWM blocking geometrical design: to determine (he schedule of lha players.
CALIFORNIA OPFN STATE W. S!e:ner ...13 Barzin . . 9' j Mrs. Roos. 8 Forti . 7 Cohen S'A 29-25 1 Flnkrlstein . 5 And White wins, as Black has'DbvsM 31, nn nnccihln mnvn LHht .... 3 Another opening in which total blocks are possible is the 10-11, 23-19 Denny, but they are not so easy to play up as those of the counterpart variations of the 10-15, 23-18 opening. The total block positions are of little practical imnortanrp in actual plav. as thev can be easilv avoided at various staerpc in one variation, so far as SrhlnJer .9 siiun icukk I'Ait'iias, noes me uiti- block with all the pieces on the board loom as an actual That is the popular coun terpart variation of the Kelso- cross that is played up as fol-;Pi"r . lows: (21-17 loses here.) and now a K0"' neces-trap is set for Black, as either Carl;-10 or 3-8 would allow total block, and the 7-10 ex-if"" change must be taken for thcWrrwm Wash-raw
CHAMPIONSHIP L. W. L. Henderson 3 4 Hufnagel. .3 3 Lenk ..... 3 8 Levienne . . 8' a K'pllowsky 2's .'- Martin ... 2 6 Von 8el..; 1' 8' Weiss .... 0 0 Everett ... 0 2
THE HOLLYWOOD OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP The Hollywood open championship tournament sponsored by the Hollywood Chess Oionn and played at their headquarters at 108 N. Formosa Ave. has created Inter-estln competition In all three classes. Dne to the (act that some fi-i players psr-ticlnasc i including the ladies' championship tournament. i tames are played off ntsthtly by individual arrangement Visitors are welcome tq watch the games at all times.
Standings: GROUP "A" W. L. Borochow 12 1 3 ' i threat. Cohn Hoerber . . Weiss Henderson. Chernia . , 8 T's 7 i 7 7 1 7 6'a I Dohsevaje the f.ltal Erickson . W, 10' . 9' Light . . . Everett , . Hutnaitel . Vorkapich. Wolff . . . Arnnson . Polland Remhardt . 8'2 8", 7', (t'ontinurd next Sunday) Hsnf Look . . Catsko 7 8 GROUP L. l'j Luban .... 5'a Coswell . . 4'j Martin . . . ! S "i Marks S i Oellert . . 2'a iTowbm . . . Paradise.. 7 7 iPatsrh ... GROUP "C" W. h. i 1 Ericksbn 5 Jr. 4''a!,lanss Jr.. . 3 lOottlielj .. 4 ' Alberts .. , 6 Kesner . . , 4 'a Harrison Jr. 4laLa.vkm ... ' Ferer

'til the world understands why Robert J. Fischer criticised the U.S./British and Russian military industry imperial alliance and their own Israeli Apartheid. Sarah Wilkinson explains:

Bobby Fischer, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech
What a sad story Fischer was,” typed a racist, pro-imperialist colonial troll who supports mega-corporation entities over human rights, police state policies & white supremacy.
To which I replied: “Really? I think he [Bob Fischer] stood up to the broken system of corruption and raised awareness! Whether on the Palestinian/Israel-British-U.S. Imperial Apartheid scam, the Bush wars of ‘7 countries in 5 years,’ illegally, unconstitutionally which constituted mass xenocide or his run in with police brutality in Pasadena, California-- right here in the U.S., police run rampant over the Constitution of the U.S., on oath they swore to uphold, but when Americans don't know the law, and the cops either don't know or worse, “don't care” -- then I think that's pretty darn “sad”. I think Mr. Fischer held out and fought the good fight, steadfast til the day he died, and may he Rest In Peace.
Educate yourself about U.S./State Laws --
https://www.youtube.com/@AuditTheAudit/videos
After which the troll posted a string of profanities, confirming there was never any genuine sentiment of “compassion” for Mr. Fischer, rather an intent to inflict further defamatory remarks.

This ongoing work is a tribute to the life and accomplishments of Robert “Bobby” Fischer who passionately loved and studied chess history. May his life continue to inspire many other future generations of chess enthusiasts and kibitzers, alike.

Robert J. Fischer, Kid Chess Wizard 1956March 9, 1943 - January 17, 2008

The photograph of Bobby Fischer (above) from the March 02, 1956 The Tampa Times was discovered by Sharon Mooney (Bobby Fischer Newspaper Archive editor) on February 01, 2018 while gathering research materials for this ongoing newspaper archive project. Along with lost games now being translated into Algebraic notation and extractions from over two centuries of newspapers, it is but one of the many lost treasures to be found in the pages of old newspapers since our social media presence was first established November 11, 2017.

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